Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
horizontal shaking (of an earthquake); rolling (of a boat, aircraft, etc.); swaying
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
vertical shaking (of an earthquake); pitching (of a boat, aircraft, etc.)
important point; point to make note of
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
information; news; report; reward; retribution
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
second (unit of time); arc second
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances